H.R.1345 - District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2010

To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the discriminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law commonly referred to as the "Hatch Act". view all titles (5)

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  • Short: District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2010 as reported to senate.
  • Short: District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the discriminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law commonly referred to as the "Hatch Act". as introduced.
  • Short: District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009 as reported to house.
  • Short: District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009 as passed house.

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9/28/2010--Reported to Senate amended. District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2010 - Amends federal law commonly referred to as the "Hatch Act" (concerning political activities of federal, state, and local employees) to: (1) include the District of Columbia or an agency or

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9/28/2010--Reported to Senate amended. District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2010 - Amends federal law commonly referred to as the "Hatch Act" (concerning political activities of federal, state, and local employees) to:
(1) include the District of Columbia or an agency or department thereof within the definition of a "state or local agency" under such Act;
(2) ensure that individuals employed by an educational or research institution, establishment, agency, or system supported in whole or in part by the District are exempt from Hatch Act restrictions;
(3) exempt the duly elected head of an executive department of the District who is not classified under the District's merit or civil-service system from the prohibition against being a candidate for elective office; and
(4) direct the Merit Systems Protection Board to issue an order to withhold federal funds upon finding that a District employee ordered removed for violating the Hatch Act has been reappointed in the District within 18 months. Excludes District of Columbia employees and officials from the definition of "employee" for purposes of provisions applicable to the political activities of only federal employees. Makes such amendments effective on the date a law is enacted by the District that places restrictions on political activities of employees of the District of Columbia government.

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09/07/09
This Week in Congress

Kildee - Oversight and Government Reform) HR 1345 - District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009 (Rep. Norton - Oversight and Government Reform) HR ...

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06/03/09
Today on the Hill

...IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies. 1100 Longworth. House Oversight and Government Reform (10 a.m.): Meets to markup H.R.1345, the "District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009; H.R.2392, the "Government Information Transparency Act"; and t

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11/21/10
Columbuzz Public View - Hatch Act Violation Investigation Results ...

On March 5, 2009, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced H.R. 1345, the District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2009, into the U.S. Congress's House of Representatives. The bill would amend the Hatch Act to include the District ...

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10/02/10
Dot Calm's Page of Truth & Sedition: 372 Bills That Have Been ...

113) H.R. 1345, District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform 114) H.R. 1376, Waco Mammoth National Monument Establishment Act 115) H.R. 1380, Josh Miller HEARTS Act 116) H.R. 1385, Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal ...

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09/28/10
Legislative Daily Digest Tuesday, September 28, 2010

HR 1345, to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the discriminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under the provisions of law commonly referred to as the ``Hatch Act'', with amendments. ...

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